Gene circuits in live cells can perform complex computations
Living cells are capable of performing complex computations on the environmental signals they encounter.
Cell & Microbiology
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Personality changes can affect fish body shape, locomotion
Fish that are bred to be bolder or more shy show corresponding changes to their body shape and locomotion, suggesting that personality changes affect other seemingly unrelated traits. The findings could be useful in animal ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 3, 2016
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Walmart to partner with Uber, Lyft on delivery
Walmart announced plans Friday to team up with Uber and Lyft on a pilot grocery delivery program, in a fresh challenge by the US retail giant to Amazon.
Business
Jun 3, 2016
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Physicists discover an infinite number of quantum speed limits
(Phys.org)—In order to determine how fast quantum technologies can ultimately operate, physicists have established the concept of "quantum speed limits." Quantum speed limits impose limitations on how fast a quantum system ...
Scientists discover that coral can record history
A Canadian study has discovered that coral is able to effectively record events in human history due to its ability to absorb the toxic metals released into the environment as a result of naval battles fought in their vicinity.
Environment
Jun 3, 2016
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Using lasers to make data storage faster than ever
As we use more and more data every year, where will we have room to store it all? Our rapidly increasing demand for web apps, file sharing and social networking, among other services, relies on information storage in the ...
General Physics
Jun 3, 2016
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Data mining of Twitter posts can help identify when people become sympathetic to groups like ISIS
Researchers have shown that data mining techniques can be used to understand when Twitter users start displaying supportive behaviour to radical terror groups such as ISIS.
Computer Sciences
Jun 3, 2016
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New biomarker for heart disease using atomic force microscopy
(Phys.org)—Researchers from the University of Lisbon and the North Lisbon Hospital Center (Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte) conducted a pilot study that demonstrated how atomic force microscopy (AFM) could be used as a non-invasive ...
Accurately assessing global river-floodplain forest strategies
A Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship (IOF) grant enabled a young European researcher to develop a global perspective on river-floodplain forest restoration strategies and to put forward universal criteria to accurately ...
Environment
Jun 3, 2016
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Liquid by-products from wood and forest industry find use in wood-plastic composites
A novel method for adding liquid by-products from the wood industry into wood-plastic composites (WPCs) prior to manufacturing was developed in a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. The study also discovered ...
Materials Science
Jun 3, 2016
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